The high-stakes U.S. Senate race in Georgia catapulted the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church back into the spotlight. For 135 years, the church played a vital role in the fight against racism and the civil rights movement. It was the spiritual home of…
Annual March for Life goes virtual amid COVID-19, unrest at US Capitol
The March for Life is going virtual this year. The move online comes as the COVID-19 pandemic “may be peaking” and amid the “heightened pressures that law enforcement officers and others are currently facing in and around the Capitol,” according to…
The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence
Christian imagery loomed large on Jan. 6 as the “Stop the Steal” rally morphed into a mob siege. A group of Trump supporters prayed around a large wooden cross, and others carried “Jesus saves” signs and yelled “shout if you love Jesus” as…
Moms of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin portrayed in new book
Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are three of the most famous and commonly invoked leaders for civil rights and Black liberation. But where did they come from?
‘Christian nationalists’ accused of violating law in Georgia elections
The evening began with music performed by a choir of unmasked singers. Then Byron Foxx, an evangelist with the bellowing voice of a southern preacher, took the stage and presided over what he called a “God and country” meeting.
Joanne Rogers, widow of ‘Mr. Rogers,’ dead at age 92
Joanne Rogers, the widow of the star of the children’s program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” died at the age of 92 on Thursday (Jan. 14).
Israel hopes to vaccinate Holocaust survivors to save and repay ‘treasured’ population
An Israeli government initiative to help vaccinate Holocaust survivors worldwide against COVID-19 is drawing praise for its intentions, but also skepticism.
Conspiracy theories and the ‘American Madness’ that gripped the Capitol
Tea Krulos was introduced to conspiracy theories on TV shows like “The X-Files,” popular in the 1990s.
Anti-Semitism seen in Capitol insurrection raises alarms
As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week clamoring to overturn the result of November’s presidential election, photographs captured a man in the crowd wearing a shirt emblazoned with “Camp Auschwitz,” a reference to…